How to Connect with Your Audience

[@HAMILTONPROVIDEO]

I felt the strong improvement in the second example soon after he started talking.

[@lhctraining]

Glad the second video proves the point!

[@carolfischer3891]

Glad I found Lighthouse Communications! I needed to hear this.

[@lhctraining]

Glad you found us Carol. Have you checked out our latest videos?

[@SandeepKumar-tj1jz]

These are the most simplest explanation and practical advice on communications

[@lhctraining]

Thank you for the compliment!

[@muskduh]

Thanks for the video.

[@lhctraining]

You are welcome!

[@josephinesoliban5291]

Thanks you very much mam talk very clear I can learn about it

[@lhctraining]

Glad to help!

[@SoraShadowdancer]

In the second one I felt that he gave me a bunch of information that I would already know as an employee. I know what the company does. Because I work there. I know what the project is about. Because I am on the project team. All of that extra information felt like it was information for the viewer of the video, not for the "employees" in the room. It felt like unnecessary information, and as an employee I'd be thinking "get to the point". The first example was completely fine. Maybe a little more apologetic than it needed to be, but, otherwise fine. He told us why we were there, and he did so clearly. We were there because we now had a month less than expected to get a task done. I don't know. Maybe I'm just weird. -shrugs-

[@lhctraining]

Thanks for the comment! I can see what you’re saying: when a speaker reaffirms what everybody already knows, a fear is that it’s not getting to the point. On the other hand, when I speaker is able to confidently summarize for everybody what has happened, where they are now, and what will happen moving forward, people see this speaker as a leader. Stepping into the role of a leader is sometimes confusing and many people have imposters syndrome. We are trying to help anybody gain the skills to help teams get on the same page and work better together. I’d love to know what you think about our other videos!

[@SoraShadowdancer]

@@lhctraining Thank you. I get what you're saying regarding the manager sounding like a leader. It did come across that way to me, but it was also kind of like, "I already know all of this "Sam"." I guess maybe I'm just not used to it. I worked for a government agency for nearly a decade, and our meetings never had anything like that in them. The assumption was that we knew why we were there, we took pride in our work (if we didnt, we wouldn't be there because we are being paid at least 1/3rd less than the private sector to do the exact same job), and we knew that our jobs were important to the community. None of that needed to be said. I tend to view efforts to raise "team spirit" the same way I viewed pep rallies in HS, almost 2 decades ago: with cynicism and disdain. I'm just not impressed by it. You want to raise my morale? Provide me with food at these mandatory meetings, lol. I realize that for the majority of the population these techniques are valuable, and they have the desired affect. I'm not trying to say that they don't work, just that they don't work on me. Of course, I'm also part of the 20% of the population that has sensory processing sensitivity (an HSP), so, I'm used to being "weird", lol.

[@Wher_ever_next]

is this your profession ?? or its just from your experience

[@lhctraining]

Yes, I’m a communications coach. Research, personal experience, and best practices. Check out our website at lhctraining.com

[@pv0315]

wowwww

[@lhctraining]

Thanks for all the comments, P V